Breast cancer is a malignant tumor of the glandular tissue of the breast. In the world, this is the most common form of cancer among women. According to WHO statistics, more than a million new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed worldwide every year.
Risk factors for breast cancer:
Complicated gynecological history: menstrual cycle disorders, hyperplastic and inflammatory pathologies of the genitals, infertility, lactation disorders.
Endocrine and metabolic disorders: obesity, metabolic syndrome, immunodeficiency.
Age: breast cancer most often develops in women after 35-40 years.
Genetic predisposition: malignancies occurring in close relatives, lactic-ovarian syndrome, cancer-associated genodermatoses, a combination of breast cancer with sarcoma, malignant tumors of the lungs, larynx, adrenal glands.
Carcinogenic factors: smoking, chemical poisons, ionizing radiation.
The above risk factors negatively affect the human body, but do not necessarily lead to the development of a malignant breast tumor. Following the basic rules of prevention, you will be able to monitor your health, reducing the likelihood of a dangerous disease.
Breast cancer prevention:
The most reliable measure of breast cancer prevention is a regular examination of women by a mammologist, monitoring the state of the reproductive system.
All women over 35-40 years of age need to have mammography once every 2 years. For women over 50 years of age – 1 time per year. Annual mammography is recommended for women belonging to risk groups, starting from the earliest possible age.
Timely detection of genital pathologies, hormonal balance disorders, metabolic diseases, diagnosis and treatment of precancerous seals in the mammary glands.
Avoiding the effects of carcinogenic factors contribute to reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Compliance with the normal physiological rhythm of a woman’s life (pregnancy, feeding) with a reduction in the number of abortions to a minimum.
Currently, it is considered that preventive measures can affect the spread of this disease. First of all, it is the exclusion of risk factors and early diagnosis of cancer. Early detection of cancer increases the likelihood of a good response to treatment, increases the patient’s chances of survival and allows the use of less expensive treatments. Currently, an important preventive measure for cancer is screening of the attached population, which is now carried out in every polyclinic in the city. What is screening?

Screening is a preventive medical examination of healthy people of a certain age to identify risk factors and diseases in the early stages. Screening examinations help to identify the disease at an early stage or predisposition to it, choose the optimal treatment and prescribe a set of preventive measures. Screening is also carried out for certain types of cancer or precancerous lesions. This is done in order to identify signs of the possible presence of certain types of cancer, or precancerous lesions at the stage preceding the development of symptoms. If pathological processes are detected during screening, patients are referred for further diagnosis to confirm or exclude the diagnosis, after which, if necessary, they are prescribed specialized treatment. For example, for women of fertile age (that is, women of childbearing age), early diagnosis for cervical cancer and breast cancer is carried out; All these examinations are free for the population.